Sentence examples for claimed stage from inspiring English sources

When Mark Cavendish crashed out of the Tour on the opening day in Harrogate last year, some wondered if it marked the end of his reign as the fastest sprinter in cycling, not least because the heir apparent, Marcel Kittel, claimed stage honours and the first yellow jersey of the race.

Bristol's bid team claimed staging games would have pumped £150m into the local economy.

Carlos Sousa held off a trio of Minis to claim stage one in the car classification as the two-week Dakar Rally got under way in Argentina.

Valverde, who is second overall, closed to within 37 seconds of leader Rudy Molard thanks to the 10-second bonus he was awarded for claiming stage eight.

(AP) — Juan José Haedo of Argentina emerged from a big sprinting pack to claim Stage 1 of the Amgen Tour of California by more than two bikes lengths Monday.

Although she was discovered singing live in the clubs of New York's Greenwich Village in the early Sixties, she gave up live performance for 27 years, claiming stage fright after forgetting her words at a 1967 concert.

Daniel Martin of Ireland won an uphill finish to claim Stage 6 of the Tour de France on Thursday, while Greg Van Avermaet kept the overall lead for a third consecutive day.

Cycling's world champion did not disappoint, timing his move to reach maximum speed as he swung past two challengers to claim Stage 13 by a wheel length and take his third win of this race.

The 21-year-old Colombian climber surged clear of what remained of a shattered peloton on the last major climb into South Lake Tahoe, sped dangerously downhill and then kicked once more on the short ramp to the finish to claim Stage 6 along with the overall race lead Friday.

Britain's Simon Yates, who led for most of the race and claimed three stage wins, finished 22nd in the general classification, with Ireland's Sam Bennett claiming the sprint finish for a third stage win of his own.

In movement class, he claimed center stage, striking attitudes that his instructors found unusual, original.